IronPDF

IronPDF

Iron Software
pdfRest API Toolkit

pdfRest API Toolkit

Datalogics Inc.
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About

IronPDF is a leading C# PDF library for creating and editing PDFs. Its user-friendly API helps developers quickly generate professional, high-quality PDFs from HTML in .NET projects.

About

pdfRest is a REST API for high-volume PDF processing, built on the Adobe PDF Library. Call it from any language to convert, generate, extract, secure, and prepare PDFs in production pipelines, chaining calls by passing a resource ID between steps. Convert Office, HTML, images, email, and Markdown to PDF, and PDF to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images, Markdown, PDF/A, PDF/X, and PostScript. Generate PDFs from scratch with text, images, shapes, and attachments, with accessibility tagging. Extract via OCR, text/image extraction, form data, metadata, AI summarization, translation. Secure with signing, encryption, restrictions, watermarking, two-step redaction, and TDM Reserve to opt out of AI training. Handle prepress: color conversion, transparency flattening, page boxes, rasterization. Manage forms: import/export, flatten, XFA-to-AcroForm. Deploy on pdfRest Cloud (US or EU) or self-host via Docker, Kubernetes, or AWS Marketplace (BYOL) — same API, same code, just change the base URL.

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

.NET Developers

Audience

Developers looking to rapidly integrate high-quality PDF workflows with any business applications

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

$0 per month
Start with a free trial Guest API Key, no signup required. Then sign up to scale your usage with one of 4 Pricing Plans, including a Free tier.
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.9 / 5
ease 4.8 / 5
features 4.7 / 5
design 4.5 / 5
support 4.7 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • We build a automated reporting workflows for clients, and ironpdf handles the conversion from dymanic html templates into polished pdfs without issues. Output quality stays consistent even with comples layouts (tables, embedded images, multi-page reports), and it holds up well when we are generating large batches at once. Setup into our existing backend took very little time.
  • I really like how easily it converts dynamic HTML dashboards containing show segments and schedules into beautifully organized PDF files for the broadcast crew. The layouts remain absolutely intact, saving us from the usual format distortion when printing media guides.
  • The ability to translate our HTML content calendars and analytics dashboards into pixel-perfect PDF decks is a huge time-saver. Client reports look crisp, with proper image alignments and typography, maintaining our agency’s visual identity without issue.
  • What stands out most is the speed and stability when generating recurring administrative reports. It reads our web portal's HTML tables and exports them into well-organized PDFs instantly, which saves our team countless hours of manual formatting every month.
  • I love how cleanly it converts our web portal's storage rental agreements and client billing tables into standard PDF files. The typography and table borders remain completely intact, which gives our customer-facing documents a sleek, modern look.

Cons

  • When something goes wrong in a template, the debugging feedback is not very detailed.
  • Finding out the exact CSS tweaks for optimal page breaks on massive, hours-long sports schedules can sometimes take a couple of testing rounds.
  • When exporting heavy, image-filled social media portfolios, the rendering time increases slightly and requires trimming image dimensions beforehand for optimal file size.
  • The initial setup required assistance from our IT team since the configuration options are developer-oriented.
  • Adjusting standard page margins for complex multi-page contracts requires spending a bit of time tweaking CSS rules initially.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • The team at PDFrest is incredibly helpful — they respond quickly, clearly, and even took individual feature requests into account without delay. The API itself is fast, user-friendly, and well-documented. A solid, reliable partner to work with.
  • pdfRest is surely a business oriented PDF converter because it can convert all sorts of files, small and large, landscape or portrait, into splendid and crisp PDFs for all purposes.
  • It is the best documentation tool in the market for creating, editing and converting office suite documents into PDF. Really liked its simple to use procedures.
  • With pdfRest I am assured that all my word, excel and presentation files can be easily converted to PDF without migrating to other softwares. Really a reliable software with comprehensive features.
  • It is an excellent PDF conversion tool that offers a wide range of features and functionality. The platform provides a user-friendly interface that makes it easy to convert PDF files to various formats such as Word, Excel, and HTML. Additionally, PDFRest offers a robust API that allows users to seamlessly integrate PDF functionalities into their applications. One of the standout features of PDFRest is its conversion speed. The platform can convert large PDF files quickly and accurately, saving users valuable time and effort. Moreover, PDFRest's API is versatile and flexible, providing users with the ability to customize and automate their PDF workflows easily.

Cons

  • The team at PDFrest is incredibly helpful — they respond quickly, clearly, and even took individual feature requests into account without delay. The API itself is fast, user-friendly, and well-documented. A solid, reliable partner to work with.
  • Multiple file upload options is missing or I didn't find the option, either ways would appreciate some guidance.
  • I do not have complaints at the moment with regards to execution of the tool or its processes.
  • OCR feature could have been a lovely add. I hope the makers add this feature soon.
  • One area where the platform falls short is in its limited language support. PDFRest currently only supports English, which can be a significant limitation for users.

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

Iron Software
Founded: 2015
United States
ironpdf.com

Company Information

Datalogics Inc.
Founded: 1967
United States
pdfrest.com

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Categories

Categories

PDF Features

Annotations
Convert to PDF
Digital Signature
Encryption
Merge / Append
PDF Reader
Watermarking

Integrations

.NET
GitHub
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Postman
Python
pdfAssistant.ai

Integrations

.NET
GitHub
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Postman
Python
pdfAssistant.ai
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